I'm In.....New (to me) 1976 23' Seacraft Sceptre

[Mikem8560]

sexsy hull

seems I can upload multiples

[Blue_Heron]

Or you can copy the image (IMG) code from your photobucket pic and paste it in your post like this:

[bigeasy1]

Nice looking hull,Ditto as Big Lew mentioned on the clear isinglass above the windshield.I went that way on my 23 Tsunami and like it,especially if I'm standing while steering in nasty conditions.
It allows an unobstructed field of vision.
Check out Atlantic Towers,for a custom made arch.I had one made for the Tsunami(aka sceptre)by them,and it's nice quality for a fairly reasonable cost.They have the patterns for the 23 Seacrafts and can make one to fit.
They also make a fit all universal arch in a box,but I didn't care for it.The custom is the way to go, 1.90 od tubing with mounts for radar,antennas,and other stuff.

[fdheld34]

Very nice...enjoy it before ripping into it....at least for a while
If I was closer..I would take that 1993 Ocean Pro/Runner off your hands!
Fred

[Snookerd]

Welcome aboard! I have a Bimini that snaps to the windshield. Here's a picture:

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a1...3A7CD929D4.jpg

I agree that while you're running it is not a good Bimini. I like the idea of having it though Because you don't have to pay for the isinglass and you still can stay out of the weather! It's the cheaper way to do it.

[shana]

not the way to go

[Snookerd]

My Sceptre came with the one in the picture. I agree if you need a new one, go for the one that is more functional with curtains. For information sake, the "Navy top" is an option for a 1976 Sceptre, and you can have zippers put in it to stand at the helm, but I wouldn't recommend that route.

[Bushwacker]

All SeaCrafts have glass stringers and foam flotation except for the very first one, the Moesly 21, and it has so much glass over the stringers that Moesly said it wouldn't matter if the wood all rotted out because the glass provides so much strength! Not sure exactly when they started using foam flotation; must have been sometime in the late 60's. Two friends of mine had Moesly 21's, a '65 and a '67, and neither of them had any foam in them. (And a tremendous amount of below deck storage as a result!) A 1970 ad for the Seafari 20 on Carla's Moesly SeaCraft site, http://www.moeslyseacraft.com/upload...boating-ad.jpg mentions the use of spray-in foam and is the first mention I've seen of foam being used in SeaCrafts.

The Specification section on the second page of the attached 1973 Boating Magazine Test of the Sceptre/Tsunami contains lots of details on the laminate schedule and hull thickness!